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The Greene Murder Case: Directed by Frank Tuttle. With William Powell, Florence Eldridge, Ullrich Haupt, Jean Arthur. At the end of each year, the extremely wealthy but odious Greene family gets together at the spooky old family castle to establish terms of a will, though they despise each other.
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- Crime, Mystery
- Frank Tuttle
- 1929-08-11
The Greene Murder Case is a 1929 talking film produced and released by Paramount Pictures and based on the novel The Greene Murder Case, by S.S. Van Dine (Willard Huntington Wright). The novel had been published a year before this film was made.
The Greene Murder Case is a 1928 mystery novel by S. S. Van Dine. It focuses on the murders, one by one, of members of the wealthy and contentious Greene family. This is the third in the series of Philo Vance whodunits, and the first of the Vance books not inspired by a real-life crime.
- Van Dine
- 1928
The Greene murder case occurred toward the end of Markham’s first year in office. As you may remember, the winter came very early that season. There were two severe blizzards in November, and the amount of snowfall for that month broke all local records for eighteen years.
The Greene Murder Case (1929) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
District Attorney John F. X. Markham calls in ace detective Philo Vance when he and his men are unable to solve the death of eccentric Chester Greene, allegedly shot to death by a member of his own family. Vance's investigation reveals an atmosphere of hatred in the Greene household.
Philo Vance (William Powell) investigates when a murderer preys upon members of a wealthy family on New York's Upper East Side.
- Mystery & Thriller